Seven Southern States Back Prohibition Repeal At Dnc
A radio audience heard the Democratic National Convention in Chicago endorse repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. The roll call showed 334 votes for repeal to 213 against, with several Southern states turning wet. Notable results included Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Virginia voting dry, while Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas voted wet. Maine and Idaho also joined wet, with Kansas remaining dry. Delegations often voted as a unit, influencing the overall state result.
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Texas
South Carolina
Arkansas
Nation
Chicago
Ohio
South
Middle West
Uth
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
North Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Tennessee
Main
Idaho
Borah
Kansas
Pera
City Plans Fourth of July Holiday Closures
The city will close for Independence Day observances next Monday. Apartment stores banks post office and general businesses will shut all day with drugstores on shortened Sunday hours. Berber shops close. Ster suspends Monday city edition and Tuesday nail after Retail Merchants association talks. The Fourth grants a two day holiday enabling extended weekend trips.
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Hope
Hope Ster
J. C. Caulton
Retail Marchants Association
Luck Brothers Will Continue Business
Buck's service station will be continued by Ray and Odell Luck starting Friday July according to an announcement made today. Hollis Luck who has operated this station for almost two years is discontinuing his business and will shortly join Mouser Brothers' new station. There will be no change in firm name brands or operating policy at Luck's station under the new owners.
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Buck
Ray
Odell Luck
Hollis Luck
Mouser Brothers
Luck
First Baptist Sunday School Holds Meeting for Officers
A Friday evening gathering at the First Baptist Church invites all officers and teachers to attend. After a brief business session, a social and program are planned to welcome the new pastor Rev. Mr. Rogers with greetings from attendees.
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First Baptist Sunday School
Rogers
Hatfield Bank Robbery Sparks $1000 Heist Near Mene
Bulletin reports three men robbed the First State Bank of Hatfield near Mene at noon and escaped with $1,000. Other notices note a defense motion denial in the Curtis Lindbergh kidnapping case, the kidnapping of Haskell Bohn in St Paul, and a fatal collision near Hamilton Ohio with eight dead.
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Hatfield
First State Bank
Mene
Flemington
N. J
John Hughes Curtis
ST. Paul, Minn
Haskell Bohn
Hamilton
Ohio
Bracco
Eric É Gaur Teal
North
Mr. Lewis Defends County Officials In Soup-Hound Rant
In a Hempstead county scene leader Mr. Lewis rebuts criticism aimed at Judge Higgason and county officers. He defends their roadwork and urges voters to ignore a rival’s political handouts while lampooning highway schemes and sky hook ideas as impractical.
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The
Star
Hempetead
Maness
Taxpayers Demand Salary Cuts Across Hempstead County
A Hempstead County Taxpayers meeting in Hope drew 500 residents seeking immediate cuts to municipal, county, and state salaries to lower taxes. Keynote speaker Attorney A Graves urged eliminating needless offices, consolidating departments, and replacing high-paid officials with trusted, honest leaders ahead of the next election.
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Hermipstead County
Hope City Hill
U Foster
W. R. Adderson
First Presbyterian Church
of Hope
A. Graves
Hempstead County
League
Graves
Hempstead
Pessimistic May report on St Louis district business
The Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis reports May sales rose in Automobiles, hardware and clothing but declines occur across other sectors. Overall commerce and industry remain weak, with output below April and well under 1993 and long-term norms. Cool May weather hindered trade while June heat boosted summer goods in cities, rural trade suffers from low farm prices, and seasonal job absorption is offset by job cuts in industry.
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ST. Louis
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Federal Reserve District
Germany Rejects French Proposal
LAUSANNE Switzerland Py Germany refused to accept a French push to deposit a 6 billion mark bond with the World Bank in lieu of reparations annuities pending revised debt talks with the United States. Britain urged acceptance, while optimism persisted at Lausanne about possible progress as positions shifted. In Geneva France favored Hoover’s cut arms plan, and in Washington the Senate rejected US participation in an international money conference with $40,000 offered for expenses.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Germany
France
United States
MacDonald
Lausanng
Geneva
Prancve
Hoover
Washington
Sepetor Borsh
Hoover Signs U S Economy Measure
President Hoover on Thursday signed the economy measure expected to save about 150 million dollars for federal expenditures. Congressional conferees told the president that no adjournment would occur until next week as the unemployment relief bill remains unsettled. The Senate sent to the House a bill cutting the rate of interest on veterans adjusted service certificates from 44 percent to 3 percent.
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Washington
Hoover
Nxteek
Senate
House
Frisco Gets Loan to Avoid Receivership
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan of 3,890,000 dollars to the Frisco railroad. The loan covers interest and taxes due Friday and is meant to prevent receivership. Bondholders plan to assume management of the line for an indeterminate period.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Frisco Railroad
Singing at Spring Hill
An all day singing will be held at Spring Hill Sunday inviting the public to bring song books and box luncheons to eat on the grounds.
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Spring Hill
Democratic Party Platform Promises Economic Reform
Fragmented OCR text declares a Democratic platform vowing to end war isolation, dismantle monopolies, cut government spending, restore employment, and bring back prosperity. It asserts party fidelity, urges action to implement reforms, and condemns current policies as harmful to savings and livelihoods.
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Dyta
Democratic Party
Democratic party _solem
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